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Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to GalĂĄpagos island after almost 200 years
Published: February 20, 2026 21:00
Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after âback breedingâ programme using partial descendantsGiant tortoises, the life-giving engineers of remote small island ecosystems, are plodding over the GalĂĄpagos island of Floreana for theâŠ
The true cost of Ecuadorâs perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers
Published: February 20, 2026 11:00
Many farmers in the Andes rely on growing blooms for export, but high water usage and risky pesticides threaten Indigenous communitiesThe fertile high valley near La Chimba trembles with sounds. The rhythms of brass bands and cumbia music clash likeâŠ
US congressman meets five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father at ICE detention center â as it happened
Published: January 29, 2026 02:57
This blog has now closed. Read our latest story hereTwo federal officers fired their guns during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, according to an initial review by the Department of Homeland Security that was obtained by NBC News.Three sources told NBCâŠ
ICE thwarted from entering Ecuadorâs consulate in Minneapolis by employee
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/28/ice-ecuador-consulate-minneapolis
Published: January 28, 2026 21:13
Action comes amid federal agenciesâ campaign in the city, prompting an official complaint to US embassy in QuitoEcuador has officially complained to the US after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter its consulate inâŠ
Footage appears to show ICE agent trying to enter Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis â video
Published: January 28, 2026 19:19
Video filmed from inside Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis shows an ICE agent trying to enter the building but being prevented by consulate staffers, according to the country's foreign ministry. Reuters confirmed the location as the Ecuadorian consulateâŠ
âGunboat diplomacy on steroidsâ: US signs security deals across Latin America
Published: December 23, 2025 12:59
Venezuelaâs NicolĂĄs Maduro warns Trump administration may âdestabilise the entire regionâ amid rising tensionsWhile all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreementsâŠ
Ecuador court sentences 11 air force troops over disappearance of four boys
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/ecuador-guayaquil-four-military-sentenced
Published: December 22, 2025 18:02
Long sentences in case of Afro-Ecuadorian âGuayaquil Fourâ focuses attention on presidentâs crackdown on crimeA court in Ecuador has sentenced 11 air force personnel to decades in prison over the forced disappearanceâ of four Afro-Ecuadorian boys agedâŠ
GalĂĄpagos had no native amphibians. Then it was invaded by hundreds of thousands of frogs
Published: November 4, 2025 14:00
Scientists are only beginning to grasp the scale of the issue and understand what impact the tree frogs may have on the islandsâ rare wildlifeOn the way to her office at the Charles Darwin research station, biologist Miriam San JosĂ© crouches down near aâŠ
Ecuador releases survivor of US strike on alleged drug-trafficking submarine
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/21/ecuador-releases-survivor-us-strike-submarine
Published: October 21, 2025 14:22
Officials say they have no evidence man had committed a crime, after Trump called people on submarine âterroristsâCIA playing âmost important partâ in US strikes in the Caribbean, sources sayEcuador has released a man who survived a US strike on aâŠ
US military to move survivors of strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean to nearby countries
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/us-military-strike-survivors
Published: October 18, 2025 19:24
Releasing them from US custody evades thorny legal issues regarding military detention of suspected drug smugglersThe Trump administration is moving to send the two survivors of Thursdayâs strike in the Caribbean overseas rather than seek long-termâŠ
Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing state intimidation
Published: October 16, 2025 16:00
Critics say referendum on rewriting countryâs eco-friendly constitution is presidentâs latest pro-extractivist moveIndigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing a wave of state intimidation ahead of a national referendum next month onâŠ
Ecuadorâs president unharmed after protesters attack his motorcade
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/daniel-noboa-ecuador-president-motorcade-attack
Published: October 8, 2025 12:31
Defense minister says attack on Daniel Noboaâs convoy was âclear assassination attempt and an act of terrorismâ Ecuadorâs President Daniel Noboa has escaped unharmed after his motorcade was targeted by stone-throwing protesters and what one ministerâŠ
GalĂĄpagos Islands, wildlife haven, faces a sexual violence epidemic: âProtection is nonexistentâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/27/galapagos-islands-sexual-violence
Published: September 27, 2025 10:00
While Ecuadorâs islands are protected for its rich fauna, they are not a place of safety for many of its women and girlsEl Mango viewpoint on Isla Isabela, one of the least populated islands of the GalĂĄpagos archipelago, offers panoramic views of lushâŠ
The âwar on drugsâ has failed. Thereâs another way to solve the US fentanyl crisis | Letter
Published: September 12, 2025 17:03
To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. And Richard Kilroy decries US military action against suspected drug-runnersYour editorial on the so-called war on drugs (Donald TrumpâŠ
âWhen can I go back to school?â: communities in danger hold on to education in Latin America â picture essay
Published: September 7, 2025 06:00
Some of the most disadvantaged communities in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia are taking part in Plan Internationalâs Safe Schools projectâWhen can I go back to school?â Thatâs the first question many children across Latin America start their day with.âŠ
âReminded me of Agatha Christieâ: the shocking true story behind Ron Howardâs Eden
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/24/ron-howard-eden-true-story
Published: August 24, 2025 09:08
The Oscar-winning directorâs new film, starring Jude Law and Sydney Sweeney, tells the stranger-than-fiction tale of mayhem on a remote islandâWas Dr. Ritter, With His Steel Teeth, Poisoned in Paradise? Was âBaroness Eloise,â Known as âCrazy Panties,â WhoâŠ
Eight people killed in barrage of gunfire on Ecuador nightclub
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/eight-people-killed-ecuador-nightclub
Published: August 11, 2025 14:43
Police found 800 cartridge cases at the scene, where gunmen had arrived in two pickup trucks and opened fireEight people have been killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen unleashed a barrage of gunfire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a townâŠ
Tapirs, hummingbirds and a billion-dollar bedrock of gold: the Ecuador reserve that is now a battlefield over a new mine
Published: August 4, 2025 11:00
A licence to dig in the Cajas region has been welcomed by some as an answer to economic woes. Yet many fear it will devastate a fragile ecosystem and set the tone for further projects in the countryGolden grasses, mossy hummocks and scattered lakes unfurlâŠ
Ecuador extradites notorious drug kingpin âFitoâ to US
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/21/ecuador-extradites-drug-kingpin-adolfo-macias-fito-us
Published: July 21, 2025 07:06
Gang leader Adolfo MacĂas was recaptured in June, more than a year after escaping a high-security prisonThe Ecuadoran government has extradited the notorious drug trafficker Adolfo MacĂas to the US, more than a year after he escaped from a high-securityâŠ
Amazon Indigenous peoples can benefit from âayahuasca tourismâ | Letters
Published: June 22, 2025 15:50
Visitors staying at âhealing retreatsâ bring vital income to the diverse cultures of the region, writes Enrico Malatesta, while Emily Webster says there is no need to leave the UK to find shamanic healing. Plus, a letter by John LowrieYour articleâŠ
âAyahuasca tourismâ is a blight on Indigenous peoples and our environment | Nina Gualinga and Eli Virkina
Published: June 17, 2025 13:02
The popularity of âhealingâ through psychedelics is fueling exploitation of Indigenous peoples and threatening biodiversity in EcuadorIn the world of the Ecuadorian Amazon, humans, plants and animals are relatives, and ancient stories reflect realâŠ
Waska: the cost of spiritual healing in the Amazon
Published: June 17, 2025 12:51
The plant medicine hayakwaska (ayahuasca), marketed as a mystical shortcut to healing and enlightenment, is an example of what the Indigenous storyteller Nina Gualinga, sees as commodification and extractivism in the Amazon. Nina is from the Kichwa peopleâŠ